Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-10
STRIKES ENDING.
Six Thousand Striking Coal
Miners Returning
to Work.
The New York Freight
Handlers Gradually
Losing Ground.
The Boston Street Car Strike
Proving Inconvenient.
More Clerks Undsr tAs Inssr state Gem
meres LAw-Gravs Charges Against
as Old Ofseer-The Cattle Grow.
era Cenvention "A Railroad
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Csaz Blners' strike Aheut Ended.
PrrTsBuR0, Feb. 9.-The strike Of
6O00 Mononeahela River coal miners 4
pEacticAiiy sstfled and work will be 70
sumed In nearly all the mines on thl
first. second and thiEd pools tomoFrou
ct the rate decided apon By the MineEs'
National Executive Board. Meetings
we're held by the miners in the vasious
peols last night and if was resolved 10
aeoept the compromise suggested By the
National Board, II 10 expected that all
the mines viii Be in operation By next
Monday.
New Ysrk Freight strike Gradually
Weakening.
Nxv YozK, Feb. 9.-Except for the
number OF lonRshoremen standing idle
on the cornsrs of the streets, along the
river freights have assumed almost
their normal appearances. Though %
requires q larger number Of nen 10 Do
the work than formerly. steamboat and
railroad pier managers sll claim that
business q as good aa before tbs strike,
utmost facility. Steamers leave pow as
00NtrtAo1Ur a00 t01 4eAa VI AtclLut VI
the railroad piers no longer exists.
Bostenss stFfke Incoavenfent.
BosroH, Feb. 9.-Eserything on the
OambridRe.S Street Railroad is At stand
still, no cars having been started. As
Cambridge, with the exception Of the
northern portion. 10 dependent en- street
cars for communication With Boston,
the condition Of affairs Is causing q
widespread Inconvenience.
More Clerks WIN Ne Required.
PrrTsBUR0, Feb. 9.--At . recent con-
ference Of the leading officers Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Who
are connected With the freight business,
to discuss the Interstate Commerce
bill, it was the unanimous verdict that
tbs measure was exceptionally favora-
BILE TO that company, and would benefit
rather than iDjure its business. The
meeting eonedered changes in the
methods Of handling freight. which will
be introduced, and new plan. in the
rough, vas formed which will be pat in
praoticabe shape In short time. The
sending Of copies of contracts to the
Commissioner will require an extra
clerical force, e. from SIX 10 seven hun-
dred will be forwarded daily. President
Roberts notified th , officials that Il was
the intention OF the company 10 live mp
10 the spirit and letter of the Law, as Il
nov reads, thoagh tine construction Of
some Of its clauses by the Commission
might cause changes later on. Today
general orders were seat out 10 all the
departments OF the corporation notify
inc them Of the intentioBs Of the CON
peny and telling them to act promptly
10 accordance With the bill. Already q
force Of from 300 to 80 clerks has been
set at work preparing blanks, new sets
Of books, forms and other necessary
matters TO carry out the changes.
Grave Charge AGAINST an old onlcer.
BosroN, Feb. 9.-John G. Leigi ton,
for nineteen years clerk Of the munict-
BAL court in this city, 10 charged with
being short in his accounts, according
itor Dodge. Dodge this morning en-
phatically denied making the statement
attributed te him BY the morning pa
pers. that Lsighton's accounts we're
500, 900 short. Dodge said that be had
no AathoTity TO see the books OF the
Clerk of the Court. and therefore could
not make suoh statement as the ore
attributed to him.
Judge Fsrsyth this afternoon declared
that Leighton's shortage, II any, vas .
very small one.
Upon ihe statement that Leiehtoa's
dafalcation will amount to e20o, 600, tke
JoxrnGI says: 1T cannot, at this stage
at least, be borne cut by facts, - there
is not the least evidence as yet upon
which the complaint could be msintaln-
ed that they hsve charged him wish."
Cattle GrsweFs Conyeasion.
DEzyEa, Feb. 9.-At the morning see
sion Of the International Range Con-
vention several papers on the cattle In
dnnstTy and the best way 10 conduct it,
we're read. A Fesoiusion wss adopted
demanding the Petfenchment Of expen-
ses Of dressing and shippinR beet cattle.
ID provides for the appointment Of q
committee Of three te confer With the
commission houses with the view OF OBJ
tanning q uniform rate Of 26 cents per
head for the sale Of range cattle. A
paper frem the Retail Butsbsrs' Protect
i've association Of Brooklyn. vas read.
denying that g. ey were responsible tor
the high price Of beef. and declaring
that their association desired 10 act In
harmony with the Range Assoc alton.
Mr.. J. J. MCCLELLAN ef Cleveland vas
called for, and read short address on
the monopeIits Of stock yard csneefns
and middleunen, In which be laid the
troubles Of cattle growers rot receiving
Just prices for thszr cattle as the doors
Of these middleDen. His plan for
nesting theee monopolies vas the Or
QsnizAtion Of sn Immense corporation,
With Q capital Of hundred millions, TO
be participated IN By the stock raissrs
Of the United States, which should mar
kst aud butcher all the stock raised In
the United STATS. and e0nducs the sell
ing Of all beef dirsct 70 CONSUMERS.
The explanation Of bis scheme was
listened 20 with marked attention, and
she close Of hts address was marked By
warm applause. TIE afternoon vas
occupied In revi-ine she constitution
and bylaws Of the association.
A RailroaA ComprsmIse.
NKw YonK, feb. 9.-There was . con-
ference bst1een the PAoide Mail and
Panama Railroad officials 10 Day, bat
after q short session it w4s adjourned
unfil 30 morrow lt is said By the prtn-
sipal holders Of Panama siock that :
oompFomisa is 10 be efsoted on tbs basia
Of amended contracts Submitted last
sammsr By ths Pacific Mail, and the
suly thing nsw wanted 10 the aooept.
anee Of the proposition By De Lssseps,
which n expected 10 BE- Feosivsd by
csbia. Il 10 considered very fAvoFabiy
by the Pacific Mail. The eompromiss
esnsiasxsd b fer the Pasihs Mail q
give 20 ths Panama Railroad el5000
10 asttlement Of the iaftef's claim oa
$500 600, and monthly payments here
after ~ the rate Of $4,000 instead oi
$4,000.